Corner and border making stencil



Nov. 23, 1943. QS NBERG. 7 2,334,913

CORNER AND BORDER MAKING STENCIL 7 Filed Feb. 16, 1943 Patented Nov. 23,1943 UNITED STATES arenr o Price CORNER AND BomJEaMAKING .srENon. JakobEisenberg, Brooklyn, Y. Application February 16, 1943, Serial N...475,116

'(Cl. ice-re) I -6 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stencils, andhas more particularly reference to corner and border making stencils, tobe used for mounting pictures.

More particularly, the invention contemplates the construction of cornerborder stencils which may be used to cut the pages of an album so thatpictures may be mounted on the pages bytheir corners.

The invention contemplates characterizing the new stencil by the factthat it is rectangularly shaped and of frame-like construction and hasobliquely directed strip portionsjextending across the inside cornersfor guiding the cutting of slits in me album Page, ge for the :rnoun ingof a picture or pictures by its corners.

The invention contemplates various modified forms-0f the stencil. In oneform a strip portion is proposed extending from the center of the toparm of the frame of thestencil. andihaving a free bottom end for guidingthe cutting of a strip portion from asheet .toJact as astand for holdingthe sheet in an upwardly directed position so that a picture mountedthereon may be rested on a tableor otherarticle' of 'furniture.

Still further the invention proposes a'modified form in which theframe-like'member has separate side sections by which it may be extendedand retracted to accommodate pictures of different sizes.

The invention also proposes the provision of means by which the stripportions which extend across the inner corners of the frame may be movedforwards and rearwards to various positions.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosureFig. 1 is a perspective view of a corner border making stencilconstructed in accordance with this invention. 7

Fig. 2 is a perspective View schematically illustrating the stencilshown in Fig. 1 being used.

Fig. 3 is an elevational View of a cut sheet supporting a picture inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 4 is an elevational View of a corner border stencil constructed inaccordance with a modified form of this invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a cut sheet made from the stencil shown;in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a side elevational view of the sheet shown in Fig. 5supportingthe picture.

Fig. 7 is an elevational view of-arcorner-berder makingstencil-constructed in accordance with a modified form of thisinvention.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view on the line 88 of Fig.7.

The corner border stencil disclosed in includes a rectangularly shapedframe-like meanber 58 having obliquely directedstrip portions iiextending across the corners thereof. This stencil may be constructedofcellulcid, sheet aluminumor other sheet materials.

Figs. 2 and '3 illustrate the manner inwhich the stencil shown in Fig. 1is used. It may be placed down upon a sheet Q2 of an album or othersheet and then withapen knife, schematically indicated'by the dot anddash lines 13, slits are cut in the sheet l2 along the edges of thestrip portions ll. slits l4 shown in Fig. 3. In this figure the sheet i2has also been trimmed down to the outside size of the stencil Hi.mounted on the sheet 12. It should be noted that the corners of thepicture l5 are slid through the slots M.

In .Figs. 4-6 a modified form of the invention is disclosed. In thisform there is a corner border making stencil whichincludes .arectangularly shaped sheet frame-like member it having obliquelydirected strip portions ii extending across the inside corners thereof.A strip portion i8 from the center of the top arm of the member itextends centrally of said member to, but free from, the bottom armthereof. This stencil may be used to cut a sheet E9 or page or the likeobject. The sheet I9 is cut with parallel slots Si by cutting along thestrip portions ii. By cutting along the edges of the strip portions itit is possible to cut out a strip portion i3 from the sheet l9 which mayact as a leg by which the sheet may be supported in an upwardly extendeddirection. A picture it is mounted on the sheet I9 by having its cornersengaged through the slots l'i'.

In Figs. 7 and 8 another modified form of the invention is disclosedwhich is very similar to the prior forms, distinguishing merely in thefact that the stencil is adjustable to various sizes. In accordance withthis form of the invention the corner border making stencil includes arectangularly shaped sheet frame-like member 25 having obliquelydirected strips 28 extending across These slits formthe parallel Apicture I5 is shown the inside corners thereof. The sides of theframe-like member are formed of separate sections 21 and 28. There aresimilar sections on all four sides of the frame 25. These separatesections 2'! and 28 overlap. They are provided'with aligned slots 29.Clamp screws 30 pass through these slots for holding the sections inlongitudinally adjusted positions. With this construction both the widthand the length of the frame-like member 25 may be varied as desired.

Each of the strips 26 is adjustably held at one end. Each strip 26 isprovided with a clamp screw 3| which engages a slot 32 in a side arm ofthe frame 25. The clamp screws 3| may be loosened and the strips 26moved forwards and rearwards and turned to desirable angular positionsto guide the cutting of an album page or other sheet page.

This stencil is also provided with a central strip 33 which is supportedon the clamp screw 38 which controls the adjustment of the top side ofthe frame 25. In'this Way the strip 33 may always remain locatedcentrally of the frame.

The stencil shown in Figs. 7 and 8 may be adjusted for pictures ofdifferent sizes. After it is adjusted any number of pages or sheets maybe cut to accommodate these pictures.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

.,l. A corner border making stencil, comprising a rectangularly shapedsheet frame-like member having obliquely directed strip portionsextending across the inside corner thereof, and a strip portion from thecenter of the top arm thereof extending centrally of. said member to,but free from, the bottom arm thereof.

2. A corner border making stencil, comprising a rectangularly shapedsheet frame-like member having obliquely directed strip portionsextending across the inside corner thereof,'and a strip portion from thecenter of the top arm thereof extending centrally of said member to, butfree from, the bottom arm thereof, said strip portion being integralwith said member.

3. A corner border making stencil, comprising a rectangularly shapedsheet frame-like member having obliquely directed strip portionsextending across the inside corner thereof, and a strip portion from thecenter of the top arm thereof extending centrally of said member to, butfree from, the bottom arm thereof, the sides of said frame-like memberbeing of separate sections, and means for adjustably connecting saidsections.

4. A corner border making stencil, comprising a rectangularly shapedsheet frame-like member having obliquely directed strip portionsextending across the inside corner thereof, and a strip portion from thecenter of the top arm thereof extending centrally of said member to, butfree from, the bottom arm thereof, the sides of said frame-like memberbeing of separate sections, and means for adjustably connecting saidsections, said separate sections being overlapped and provided withslots, and said means including clamp screws engaged through said slots.

5. 'A corner border making stencil, comprising a rectangularly shapedsheet frame-like member having obliquely directed strip portionsextending across the inside corner thereof, and a strip portion from thecenter of the top arm thereof extending centrally of said member to, butfree from, the bottom arm thereof, the sides of said frame-like memberbeing of separate sections, and means for adjustably connecting saidsections, said strip portions being separate material from said member,and means for adjustably holding said strip portions on said member.

6. A corner border making stencil, comprising a rectangularly shapedsheet frame-like member having obliquely directed strip portionsextending across the inside corner thereof, and a strip portion from thecenter of the top arm thereof extending centrally of said member to, butfree from, the bottom arm thereof, the sides of said frame-like memberbeing of separate sections, and means for adjustably connecting saidsections, said strip portions being separate material from saidmember,and means for adjustably holding said-strip portions on said member,said means including clamp screws engaged through slots in said parts.

JAKOB EISENBERG.

